Homesteaders+Content+Analysis

=Homesteaders Game Content Analysis=

Think about the content that you're interested in teaching and break it down into the eight content types in the table below. The smallest unit of information || Elements of the Homestead Act of 1862, such as the requirement to live for 5 years on the land and improve or "prove" it. || Go around the board 5 times. The board is divided into 4 seasons and events correspond to the different seasons. || Categories of things with a common name and critical attributes || Items considered to be improvements of the land, such as successful crops, cabins, orchards, livestock, etc. || Cards that represent items that can be won during the course of the game and represent improvements. || If-Then relationships between concepts || If settler lives 5 years on the land and improves it, he/she achieves ownership title of the land. || The player that achieves five times around the board and holds the appropriate improvement cards, wins the game. || Step by step actions in a series || Progress through five years (four seasons each) in order to achieve the goal of land ownership. || The player that achieves five times around the board and holds the appropriate improvement cards, wins the game. || Natural or routine sequences of events || Planting in spring and reaping in fall || Spots on board to plant crops or reap crops. || Unpredictable happenings || Blizzards in winter can destroy cabins and wolves might eat the oxen. || Landing on certain spots or chance cards can add risk or hazards. || The backdrop for all the content || The content reflects the context of a history class. ||  || The roles or points of view from which people look at and interact with this content || Hopefully the players will identify with individual settlers who will get involved with the content. || Player cards resemble male and female settlers. ||
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 * ===Principles===
 * ===Procedures===
 * ===Processes===
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